WO2017192570A1 - Unité de réfrigération de transport de gaz comprimé intégrée pour véhicules alimentés en gaz comprimé - Google Patents

Unité de réfrigération de transport de gaz comprimé intégrée pour véhicules alimentés en gaz comprimé Download PDF

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WO2017192570A1
WO2017192570A1 PCT/US2017/030615 US2017030615W WO2017192570A1 WO 2017192570 A1 WO2017192570 A1 WO 2017192570A1 US 2017030615 W US2017030615 W US 2017030615W WO 2017192570 A1 WO2017192570 A1 WO 2017192570A1
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Ciara POOLMAN
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M21/00—Apparatus for supplying engines with non-liquid fuels, e.g. gaseous fuels stored in liquid form
    • F02M21/02—Apparatus for supplying engines with non-liquid fuels, e.g. gaseous fuels stored in liquid form for gaseous fuels
    • F02M21/0203—Apparatus for supplying engines with non-liquid fuels, e.g. gaseous fuels stored in liquid form for gaseous fuels characterised by the type of gaseous fuel
    • F02M21/0209—Hydrocarbon fuels, e.g. methane or acetylene
    • F02M21/0212—Hydrocarbon fuels, e.g. methane or acetylene comprising at least 3 C-Atoms, e.g. liquefied petroleum gas [LPG], propane or butane
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating devices
    • B60H1/00007—Combined heating, ventilating, or cooling devices
    • B60H1/00014—Combined heating, ventilating, or cooling devices for load cargos on load transporting vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60H—ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES
    • B60H1/00—Heating, cooling or ventilating devices
    • B60H1/32—Cooling devices
    • B60H1/3202—Cooling devices using evaporation, i.e. not including a compressor, e.g. involving fuel or water evaporation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
    • B60P3/00—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects
    • B60P3/20—Refrigerated goods vehicles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M21/00—Apparatus for supplying engines with non-liquid fuels, e.g. gaseous fuels stored in liquid form
    • F02M21/02—Apparatus for supplying engines with non-liquid fuels, e.g. gaseous fuels stored in liquid form for gaseous fuels
    • F02M21/0218—Details on the gaseous fuel supply system, e.g. tanks, valves, pipes, pumps, rails, injectors or mixers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M21/00—Apparatus for supplying engines with non-liquid fuels, e.g. gaseous fuels stored in liquid form
    • F02M21/02—Apparatus for supplying engines with non-liquid fuels, e.g. gaseous fuels stored in liquid form for gaseous fuels
    • F02M21/04—Gas-air mixing apparatus
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M21/00—Apparatus for supplying engines with non-liquid fuels, e.g. gaseous fuels stored in liquid form
    • F02M21/02—Apparatus for supplying engines with non-liquid fuels, e.g. gaseous fuels stored in liquid form for gaseous fuels
    • F02M21/06—Apparatus for de-liquefying, e.g. by heating
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B19/00—Machines, plants or systems, using evaporation of a refrigerant but without recovery of the vapour
    • F25B19/005—Machines, plants or systems, using evaporation of a refrigerant but without recovery of the vapour the refrigerant being a liquefied gas
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2400/00—Component parts or details not otherwise provided for in this subclass
    • F25B2400/12—Inflammable refrigerants
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
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    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/10—Internal combustion engine [ICE] based vehicles
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  • the embodiments herein generally relate to transport refrigeration systems and more specifically, the transport refrigeration systems powered by compressed gas.
  • cold chain distribution systems are used to transport and distribute cargo, or more specifically perishable goods and environmentally sensitive goods (herein referred to as perishable goods) that may be susceptible to temperature, humidity, and other environmental factors.
  • Perishable goods may include but are not limited to fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, nuts, eggs, dairy, seed, flowers, meat, poultry, fish, ice, and pharmaceuticals.
  • cold chain distribution systems allow perishable goods to be effectively transported and distributed without damage or other undesirable effects.
  • Refrigerated vehicles and trailers are commonly used to transport perishable goods in a cold chain distribution system.
  • a transport refrigeration system is mounted to the vehicles or to the trailer in operative association with a cargo space defined within the vehicles or trailer for maintaining a controlled temperature environment within the cargo space.
  • transport refrigeration systems used in connection with refrigerated vehicles and refrigerated trailers include a transport refrigeration unit having a refrigerant compressor, a condenser with one or more associated condenser fans, an expansion device, and an evaporator with one or more associated evaporator fans, which are connected via appropriate refrigerant lines in a closed refrigerant flow circuit.
  • Air or an air/gas mixture is drawn from the interior volume of the cargo space by means of the evaporator fan(s) associated with the evaporator, passed through the airside of the evaporator in heat exchange relationship with refrigerant whereby the refrigerant absorbs heat from the air, thereby cooling the air.
  • the cooled air is then supplied back to the cargo space.
  • Auto rickshaws are typically three-wheeler vehicles with enough room for a driver in the front in a few passengers and/or cargo in the back.
  • Such auto rickshaws often serve as a primary means of transportation in many developing countries.
  • auto rickshaws may include vehicles such as tuk-tuks.
  • tuk-tuk makes it an ideal vehicle to maneuver through crowded narrow streets, however most tuk- tuks lack refrigeration systems.
  • the tuk-tuk is typically too small and lacks the power to carry or drive a refrigeration system having a large compressor, thus a smaller refrigeration system is desired.
  • a transport refrigeration system comprises a vehicle having a refrigerated cargo space; a compressed gas tank configured to store gas; an engine configured to power the vehicle through combustion of the gas; and a pressure reducing mechanism fluidly connecting the compressed gas tank and the engine.
  • the pressure reducing mechanism configured to reduce the pressure of the gas from the compressed gas tank.
  • the transport refrigeration system also comprises an evaporator thermally coupled to the pressure reducing mechanism and the refrigerated cargo space.
  • the evaporator is configured to cool the refrigerated cargo space. A temperature of the gas and a temperature of the evaporator are reduced as a result of the reduction in pressure of the gas by the pressure reducing mechanism.
  • further embodiments of the transport refrigeration system may include that the evaporator is fluidly connected to the pressure reducing mechanism and the engine. The gas flows from pressure reducing mechanism through the evaporator and into the engine.
  • further embodiments of the transport refrigeration system may include that the pressure reducing mechanism is composed of at least one expansion device.
  • the pressure reducing mechanism is composed of an ejector system.
  • the ejector system comprising an ejector fluidly connected to the compressed gas tank and a flash tank fluidly connected to the evaporator and the engine.
  • the transport refrigeration system may include that the evaporator includes an evaporator inlet and an evaporator outlet.
  • the flash tank being fluidly connected to the inlet of the evaporator.
  • the ejector includes an ejector inlet and an ejector outlet.
  • the compressed gas tank and the evaporator outlet being fluidly connected to the ejector inlet.
  • the ejector outlet is fluidly connected to the flash tank.
  • further embodiments of the transport refrigeration system may include that the flash tank provides liquid gas to the evaporator inlet and vapor gas to the engine.
  • further embodiments of the transport refrigeration system may include a fan configured to operatively pass air across the evaporator and into the refrigerated cargo space.
  • further embodiments of the transport refrigeration system may include that the gas is natural gas.
  • further embodiments of the transport refrigeration system may include that the gas is propane.
  • a method of operating a transport refrigeration system includes storing gas in a compressed gas tank; and powering a vehicle using an engine fluidly connected to the compressed gas tank through a pressure reducing mechanism.
  • the pressure reducing mechanism configured to reduce the pressure of the gas from the compressed gas tank.
  • the method also includes cooling a refrigerated cargo space using an evaporator thermally coupled to the pressure reducing mechanism and the refrigerated cargo space. A temperature of the gas and a temperature of the evaporator are reduced as a result of the reduction in pressure of the gas by the pressure reducing mechanism.
  • further embodiments of the method may include that the evaporator is fluidly connected to the pressure reducing mechanism and the engine. The gas flows from pressure reducing mechanism through the evaporator and into the engine.
  • further embodiments of the method may include that the pressure reducing mechanism is composed of at least one expansion device.
  • the pressure reducing mechanism is composed of an ejector system.
  • the ejector system comprising an ejector fluidly connected to the compressed gas tank and a flash tank fluidly connected to the evaporator and the engine.
  • the evaporator includes an evaporator inlet and an evaporator outlet.
  • the flash tank being fluidly connected to the inlet of the evaporator.
  • the ejector includes an ejector inlet and an ejector outlet.
  • the compressed gas tank and the evaporator outlet being fluidly connected to the ejector inlet.
  • the ejector outlet is fluidly connected to the flash tank.
  • further embodiments of the method may include that the flash tank provides liquid gas to the evaporator inlet and vapor gas to the engine.
  • further embodiments of the method may include operatively passing, using a fan, air across the evaporator and into the refrigerated cargo space.
  • further embodiments of the method may include that the gas is natural gas.
  • further embodiments of the method may include that the gas is propane.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of a transport refrigeration system incorporated on an auto rickshaw or small truck, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic illustration of the transport refrigeration system of FIG. 3, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic illustration of a transport refrigeration system 200a incorporated on an auto rickshaw 102, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 2 shows an enlarged schematic illustration of the transport refrigeration system 200a of FIG. 1, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 3 shows a schematic illustration of a transport refrigeration system 200b incorporated on an auto rickshaw 102, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 4 shows an enlarged schematic illustration of the transport refrigeration system 200b of FIG. 3, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the transport refrigeration system 200a of FIGs. 1-2 is being illustrated as a small vehicle refrigeration system 100, as seen in FIG. 1.
  • the small vehicle refrigeration system 100 includes a vehicle 102 having a transport container 106.
  • the vehicle 102 may be a small truck or an auto rickshaw such as, for example a tuk-tuk.
  • the vehicle 102 includes an operator's compartment or cab 104 and an engine 150 which acts as the drive system of the small vehicle refrigeration system 100.
  • the transport container 106 is coupled to the vehicle 102.
  • the transport container 106 is a refrigerated trailer and includes a top wall 108, a directly opposed bottom wall 110, opposed side walls 112, and a front wall 114, with the front wall 114 being closest to the vehicle 102.
  • the transport container 106 further includes a door or doors 117 at a rear wall 116, opposite the front wall 114.
  • the walls of the transport container 106 define a refrigerated cargo space 119, as shown in FIGs. 1 and
  • the gas (i.e. fuel) that powers the engine 150 may be a pressurized gas, for example such as compressed natural gas, propane, or any other pressurized gas known to one of skill in the art.
  • the gas is compressed natural gas.
  • the gas is propane.
  • the compressed gas to power the engine 150 of the vehicle 102 is stored in a compressed gas tank 220.
  • the engine 150 may be configured to power the vehicle 102 through combustion of the gas.
  • Transport refrigeration systems 200a and transport refrigeration systems 200b may be used to transport and distribute perishable goods and environmentally sensitive goods (herein referred to as perishable goods 118).
  • the perishable goods 118 may include but are not limited to fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, nuts, eggs, dairy, seed, flowers, meat, poultry, fish, ice, blood, pharmaceuticals, or any other suitable cargo requiring refrigerated transport.
  • the perishable goods 118 are stored in the refrigerated cargo space 119, as seen in FIGs. 1 and 3.
  • the transport refrigeration system 200a of FIGs. 1 and 2 comprises: a compressed gas tank 220; an expansion device 230 fluidly connected to the compressed gas tank 220, an evaporator 240 fluidly connected to the expansion device 230; and an engine 150 fluidly connected to the evaporator 240.
  • the compressed gas tank 220 is configured to store compressed gas.
  • the expansion device 230 is fluidly connected to the compressed gas tank 220 through a tank line 224.
  • the evaporator 240 is fluidly connected to the expansion device 230 at the evaporator inlet 242 through an evaporator line 232.
  • the engine 150 is fluidly connected to the evaporator 240 at the evaporator outlet 244 through engine line 154.
  • the evaporator 240 is thermally coupled to the expansion device 230 and the refrigerated cargo space 119.
  • the gas from the compressed gas tank 220 must then be decompressed to a low pressure to be consumable by the engine 150.
  • the expansion device 230 is configured to depressurize the compressed gas from the compressed gas tank 220 to an operable pressure suitable for consumption by the engine 150.
  • the expansion device 230 may be composed of a single expansion device or a series of multiple expansion devices. Heat is released during the compression process of the gas, while conversely heat is absorbed during the decompression process. So the decompression process through the expansion device 230 will lower the temperature of the gas and subsequently the evaporator 240 temperature as well.
  • reduced temperature of the evaporator 240 provides cooling to the refrigerated cargo space 119.
  • the cooling may be provided to the refrigerated cargo space 119 through thermal conduction or convection.
  • the transport refrigeration system 200a may include a fan 250 to aid in the convection cooling process.
  • the fan 250 is operative to pass air across the evaporator 240 and cool the refrigerated cargo space 119.
  • the fan 250 may be powered by various methods including but not limited to a battery, a generator, and/or solar panels.
  • the fan may also be spun by a turbine powered by the flow and/or decompression of the gas from the compressed gas tank 220.
  • the transport refrigeration system 200b of FIGs. 3-4 is similar to the transport refrigeration system 200a of FIGs. 1-2; however the expansion device 230 of FIGs. 1-2 is replaced by an ejector system 259 in FIGs. 3-4.
  • the transport refrigeration system 200b of FIGs. 3 and 4 comprises: a compressed gas tank 220; an ejector 260 fluidly connected to the compressed gas tank 220, a flash tank 270 fluidly connected to the ejector 260, an evaporator 240 fluidly connected to the flash tank 270 and fluidly connected to the ejector 260; and an engine 150 fluidly connected to the flash tank 270.
  • the compressed gas tank 220 is configured to store compressed gas.
  • the evaporator 240 is thermally coupled to the ejector system 259 and the refrigerated cargo space 119.
  • the ejector 260 includes an ejector inlet 264 and an ejector outlet 268.
  • the ejector inlet 264 of the ejector 260 is fluidly connected to the compressed gas tank 220 through a tank line 222.
  • the flash tank 270 is fluidly connected to the ejector outlet 268 of the ejector through an ejector line 262.
  • the evaporator 240 includes an evaporator inlet 242 and an evaporator outlet 244.
  • the evaporator inlet 242 of the evaporator 240 is fluidly connected to the flash tank 270 to the through a liquid line 272.
  • the evaporator outlet 244 of the evaporator 240 is fluidly connected to the ejector inlet 264 of the ejector 260 through the ejector return line 248.
  • the engine 150 is fluidly connected to the flash tank 270 through a vapor engine line 152.
  • the ejector system 259 is composed of the ejector 260 and the flash tank 270. Both the expansion device 230 and the ejector system 259 serve as a pressure reducing mechanism configured to reduce the pressure of the gas but accomplish the pressure reduction in different ways.
  • the expansion device 230 of FIGs. 1-2 may be a valve or a series of valves that serve to reduce the pressure of the gas. Whereas the ejector 260 of FIGs. 3-4 reduces the pressure of the compressed gas and separates the gas into a liquid 276 and a vapor 274, both cooled from the decompression process in the ejector.
  • the cooled liquid 276 will travel through the evaporator 240 to cool 240 and thus cool the refrigerated cargo space 119 as well. Once through the evaporator 240 and out the evaporator outlet 244, the liquid 276 will re-enter the ejector inlet 262 and travel through the ejector 260 again, as shown in FIGs. 3 and 4. The vapor 274 will travel to the engine 150 to be consumed.
  • the decompression process through the ejector 260 will lower the temperature of the gas and subsequently the evaporator 240 temperature as well.
  • a reduced temperature of the evaporator 240 provides cooling to the refrigerated cargo space 119.
  • the cooling may be provided to the refrigerated cargo space 119 through thermal conduction or convection.
  • the transport refrigeration system 200b may include a fan 250 to aid in the convection cooling process.
  • the fan 250 is operative to pass air across the evaporator 240 and cool the refrigerated cargo space 119.
  • the fan 250 may be powered by various methods including but not limited to a battery, a generator, and/or solar panels.
  • the fan may also be spun by a turbine powered by the flow and/or decompression of the gas from the compressed gas tank 220.
  • the transport refrigeration system 200a and the transport refrigeration system 200b may also include a controller (not shown) configured for controlling operation of the transport refrigeration system 200 including, but not limited to, operation of various components of the refrigerant unit 22 to provide and maintain a desired thermal environment within the refrigerated cargo space 119.
  • the controller may also be able to selectively control the release of compressed gas from the compressed gas tank 220. The release of gas may be based on the requirements of the engine 150 and the transport refrigeration system (transport refrigeration system 200a or 200b).
  • the controller may be an electronic controller including a processor and an associated memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform various operations.
  • the a processor may be but is not limited to a single-processor or multi-processor system of any of a wide array of possible architectures, including field programmable gate array (FPGA), central processing unit (CPU), application specific integrated circuits (ASIC), digital signal processor (DSP) or graphics processing unit (GPU) hardware arranged homogenously or heterogeneously.
  • the memory may be a storage device such as, for example, a random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), or other electronic, optical, magnetic or any other computer readable medium.
  • using the decompression process of compressed gas provides cooling to a refrigerated cargo space, while avoiding the complexity and large volumetric requirements of a compressor based refrigeration system.

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L'invention concerne un système de réfrigération de transport qui comprend un véhicule ayant un espace de chargement réfrigéré ; un réservoir de gaz comprimé configuré pour stocker un gaz ; un moteur configuré pour propulser le véhicule par combustion du gaz ; un mécanisme de réduction de pression reliant de manière fluidique le réservoir de gaz comprimé et le moteur. Le mécanisme de réduction de pression est configuré pour réduire la pression du gaz provenant du réservoir de gaz comprimé. Le système de réfrigération de transport comprend également un évaporateur couplé thermiquement au mécanisme de réduction de pression et à l'espace de chargement réfrigéré. L'évaporateur est configuré pour refroidir l'espace de chargement réfrigéré. Les températures du gaz et de l'évaporateur sont réduites suite à la réduction de pression du gaz par le mécanisme de réduction de pression.
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